Make a Difference

Make a Difference

Blind Skeleton is about memory, culture, and the things worth keeping alive.

That includes democracy.

This page isn’t about coffee. It isn’t about music. And it isn’t about subtlety.

It’s about showing up.

We believe silence helps power concentrate. We believe history doesn’t repeat—it rhymes, then gets louder. And we believe that small, ordinary acts done together matter far more than lone heroic gestures.

If you’re here, you’re already paying attention. That means you’re needed.

No Kings. No Strongmen. No Shrugs.

We reject authoritarianism, political violence, and the creeping normalization of cruelty.

We reject the idea that democracy is self-sustaining.

And we reject the notion that resistance must look a certain way to count.

Resistance can be loud or quiet. Public or private. Marching or mutual aid. Calling representatives. Supporting journalists. Teaching your kids how power actually works.

What matters is participation.

Get Organized

If you do one thing, do this one.

Indivisible provides practical, local, nonviolent tools for resisting authoritarian politics and defending democratic norms.

• https://indivisible.org

They focus on action, not vibes. Strategy, not slogans.

Other Places to Plug In

Different people resist in different ways. These organizations cover a wide range of approaches—from protest to legal defense to journalism.

• ACLU – civil liberties, court challenges, legal defense
  https://www.aclu.org
• ProPublica – investigative journalism that follows the money and power
  https://www.propublica.org
• MoveOn – large-scale civic action and mobilization
  https://moveon.org
• Common Cause – democracy protection, voting rights, accountability
  https://www.commoncause.org
• Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) – digital rights, privacy, free expression
  https://www.eff.org

You don’t need to join everything. Pick one. Stick with it.

Know Your Rights

Power relies on confusion. Knowledge disrupts that.

We strongly encourage you to familiarize yourself with your rights—especially if you plan to protest, organize, or speak out.

• Know Your Rights (PDF)
  (This document covers door encounters, warrants, consent, and silence. Clear, printable, bilingual.)

If you don’t already have one, the ACLU provides their own free, printable Know Your Rights resources that you can adapt or redistribute. Or you can download this one here. Tape it to your door.

A Quiet Reminder

• You don’t have to be perfect.
• You don’t have to agree with everyone.
• You don’t have to win every argument.
• You just have to refuse to disengage.

History is shaped by people who didn’t stop paying attention when it got uncomfortable.

That’s the work.

No kings.

— Blind Skeleton